List of Saraswat Brahmins
List of noteworthy people from Saraswat Brahmin community of India
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This list comprises notable Saraswat Brahmins, by profession.
Politics
- Motilal Nehru, lawyer[1]
- Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister[1]
- Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister[1]
- Beena Kak, Minister, Rajasthan[2]
- Manohar Parrikar, former Chief Minister of Goa[3]
- P. N. Haksar, bureaucrat and diplomat[4]
- Tej Bahadur Sapru, lawyer[5]
- B.N. Rau, Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman[6]
- N. G. Chandavarkar, former President Indian National Congress.[7]
- Anil Desai, MP LokSabha from Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency, Shiv Sena (UBT).[8][9]
Military
- Tapishwar Narain Raina, 9th Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army[10]
Police force
- Sanjiv Bhatt, Indian Police Service officer of the Gujarat-cadre[11]
- Daya Nayak, police officer[12][13]
Cinema
- Aditya Dhar, film director, screenwriter and lyricist[14]
- Guru Dutt, film director[15]
- Manav Kaul, actor[16]
- Mani Kaul, film director [17]
- Anupam Kher, actor [18]
- Kunal Khemu, actor[19]
- Raaj Kumar, actor[20]
- Deepika Padukone, Indian actress[21]
- M. K. Raina, actor[22]
- Mohit Raina, actor[23]
- Pallavi Sharda, actress[24]
- Amrita Rao, actress[25]
- Girish Karnad, actor, writer, theatre personality.[26]
Sports
- Prakash Padukone, badminton player.[21]
- Suresh Raina, cricketer.[27]
Entertainment and music
- Samay Raina, stand-up comedian and YouTuber[28]
- Sunil Dutt, actor and politician[29]
- Sanjay Dutt, actor[30]